Rules for Compositors and Readers at the University Press, Oxford

THIS little book was not originally intended for publication. When it was begun the intention was simply to make a guide for compositors and readers at the Clarendon Press. But copies were also given to those who were interested, and, later, applications for copies were received from persons who had no absolute claim to be supplied gratuitously. Many such requests came from Home, Colonial, and Indian Government officials. That is a recommendation in itself, and the recommendation is heightened when we learn that, later, it became known that copies were on sale in London. Clearly there was no alternative but to publish the book for the benefit of all those who are interested in the technicalities of typography; and there can be no doubt that it confers great benefits not only on those engaged in the art of printing, but also on those whose business it is to write.Rules for Compositors and Readers at the University Press, OxfordBy Horace Hart. The English spellings revised by Sir James A. H. Murray and Dr. Henry Bradley. Twenty-eighth edition. Pp. 135. (London: Oxford University Press, 1928.) 2s. net.